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Chief minister who supervised the business of government in Egypt
vizier
priest
pharaoh
Sargon I
2
Government headed by religious leaders or a leader regarded as god.
dictatorship
oligarchy
democracy
theocracy
3
Created a code to provide “justice” in Babylon
Sargon
Hatshepsut
Ramses
Hammurabi
4
Most Egyptians were members of which of the following groups?
farmers
merchants
slaves
nobles
5
Which of the following caused ancient civilizations to change?
nomadic herders
lack of traditions
poor leaders
contact with other people through trade, warfare, and migration
6
Sumerian writing system
ziggurat
pictographs
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
7
During what Kingdom was the Ancient Pyramids of Giza built?
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Medium Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
8
Which of the following aided cultural diffusion among ancient peoples?
new technology
farming
trade
poor leaders
9
The Chinese system of writing was difficult to learn because it used
thousands of characters.
numbers instead of letters
hundreds of letters.
a complex alphabet.
10
A term that describes the rise and fall of dynasties
mandate of heaven
dynastic cycle
pharaoh
oracle bones
11
taming of animals, in order to meet human wants or needs
domestication
civilization
polytheism
irrigation
12
Specially trained people who were taught to read and write
authors
priests
kings
scribes
13
One of two great cities of the Indus Valley civilization
Memphis
Harappa
Thebes
Babylon
14
Why was the Neolithic Revolution important to history?
It helped to establish nomadic tribes across the world.
It contributed to the establishment of civilization.
It caused the outbreak of epidemic diseases.
It brought about the outbreak of many wars
15
Large land mass that juts out from a continent
subcontinent
canal
peninsula
isthmus
16
How did the Sumerians differ from the Egyptians in the way they viewed an afterlife?
They saw life after death as horrible.
They saw life after death to be pleasant.
They believed they themselves would be gods.
They believed they would be with their gods.
17
Which of the following geographic features had the greatest influence on ancient Egypt?
the Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
the Nile River
the Nubian Desert
18
New Stone Age
Jurassic
Paleolithic
Cenozoic
Neolithic
19
A pyramid- shaped temple built by the Sumerians
cuneiform
vizier
Hanging Gardens
ziggurat
20
Which dynasty developed the feudal system in China?
Zhou
Shang
Ming
Xia
21
Name meaning “land between the rivers”
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Harappa
China
22
What was found in 1801 that allowed us to decipher hieroglyphics?
papyrus
Great Egyptian Wall
Rosetta Stone
Egyptian pyramid at Giza
23
The Egyptians believed in which of the following?
one god
Ahriman and Ahura Mazda
that God would lead them to the promised land
life after death
24
A system of government in which lords governed their own lands but owed service & kinds of support to the ruler
feudalism
theocracy
dynasty
bureaucracy
25
The Code of Hammurabi was a major achievement for which of the following reasons?
It was the first major collection of written laws.
It ended capital punishment
It rejected the principle of an “eye for an eye, and tooth for a tooth.”
It treated men and women as equals.
26
The Mandate of Heaven is the idea behind which of the following?
the Shang social order
the dynastic cycle
the feudal system
ancestor worship
27
China was more isolated from the rest of the world than other early civilizations because
Chinese rulers forbade travel.
no one wanted to trade with China
It is an island.
It is surrounded by mountains, jungles, deserts, and an ocean
28
Used by Shang Kings to talk with their ancestors and predict the future
theocracy
oracle bones
subcontinent
delta
29
Ancient people are called _____ because they believed in many gods
zoroastrians
monotheists
polytheists
atheists
30
How did ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs?
as gods
as equals
as father figures
as cruel rulers
31
drawings that represent words
hieroglyphics
alphabet
cuneiform
pictographs
32
Which was a key feature of early civilizations?
social equality
a system of exchanging goods for money
cities
steelmaking
33
Archaeologists refer to the period of time before people invented writing systems as
geography
prehistory
archaeology
technology
34
United the Sumerian city states into the first Empire
Ramses
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
Sargon I
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Worship of many gods
monotheism
polytheism
democracy
theocracy
36
The need to keep records led to the development of which of the following in Egypt?
pyramids
pharaohs
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
37
This allowed Chinese rulers to remain in power only as long as they were just and effective.
dynastic cycle
oracle bones
mandate of heaven
theocracy
38
Where did the first cities emerge?
along trade routes
along the Mediterranean coast
in the Americas
in river valleys
39
Which of the following is a true statement about the Indus Valley civilization?
It thrived until modern times.
It lasted for thousands and thousands of years
It disappeared without a trace and was only rediscovered in 1922
It spread to other parts of Asia
40
people who move from place to place
pictographs
nomads
caravans
scribes
41
Complex societies with advanced knowledge of farming, trade, government and art are
civilizations
cooperatives
cultures
agricultural villages
42
Which of the following is a Neolithic advancement?
creation of calendars
first use of fire
use of stone tools
ritual burials
43
Triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers
isthmus
peninsula
delta
subcontinent
44
What evidence suggests that the Indus Valley cities had a well-organized government?
well planned cities
writings on stone seals
records left by kings
statues of goddesses
45
The agricultural lifestyle led to the development of all of the following EXCEPT
the calendar
rules of inheritance
cooperative hunting groups
land boundaries
46
Which of the following was first achieved by the Chinese?
ironworking
the horse-drawn chariot
silk making
a writing system based on the alphabet
